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1/4 Gersh - Menelik II
| Issuer | Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1896 |
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| Value | 1/4 Gersh (የገርሽ፡ሩብ) (1⁄64) |
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| Obverse script | Ge'ez, Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the Ge'ez denomination inscription 'የግርሸ ሩብ' (Quarter Gersh) in two large lines within a beaded inner circle, surmounted by a cross. The mint mark 'A' (Paris) appears below the denomination at the base of the inner circle. A circular outer legend in Ge'ez reads 'Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah,' separated by cross ornaments, with the Ethiopian calendar year ፲፰፻፹፰ (1888 E.C., corresponding to 1896 AD) inscribed along the lower portion of the outer legend. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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